The Metropole Orchestra is like Count Basie or Duke Ellington with strings... it's strings that swing. Strings that swing like Dizzy Gillespie...… — Al Jarreau Copy Share Image
It's always been about making music. I've never gotten caught up with the trappings. You can't get caught up in the limousines… — Al Jarreau Copy Share Image
Before I get out of bed, I am saying thank you. I know how important it is to be thankful. — Al Jarreau Copy Share Image
My mother and father come from that post-Depression, middle-of-World-War -I kind of thinking that says, 'Find a practical job. You know what… — Al Jarreau Copy Share Image
Every good gospel singer you can hear is a scat singer; they're just using different syllables. There are a lot of jazz… — Al Jarreau Copy Share Image
I'm touched by Jon Hendricks. I want some of my music to reflect that. And when I write, you're going to hear… — Al Jarreau Copy Share Image
I grew up the son of a Seventh Day Adventist minister, so I was really close to the church and sang church… — Al Jarreau Copy Share Image
I tour a lot and interview a lot. I'm on the Internet and doing stuff. I go out and promote. I've got… — Al Jarreau Copy Share Image
Learn it well in your head, know it well, pick things you know and bring the old you and all the experience… — Al Jarreau Copy Share Image
I say what's on my mind and have a good time. I try to give people a show. It's all about giving… — Al Jarreau Copy Share Image
It's a wonderful thing to have life and to look at all this creation and say thank you. I even say it… — Al Jarreau Copy Share Image
Jazz should be recognized as music of the people, based in a lot of accents and melodies. What is jazz but music… — Al Jarreau Copy Share Image
I want to give the audience the whole package, and for me, the whole package is to give them something fresh as well. It's… — Al Jarreau Copy Share Image
I'm a Buckeye at heart. I spend more time giving concerts in Ohio than I do in any other state - perhaps more time… — Al Jarreau Copy Share Image
Let that get you up in the morning and put the light in your eyes. I'm telling you, it makes you a better husband,… — Al Jarreau Copy Share Image
Every day is Thanksgiving.On this stage you're going to hear God and none of them other words, and I ain't going to touch my… — Al Jarreau Copy Share Image
I came along with that crowd of singer-songwriters who were able to make their own statements in such a personal way that it changed… — Al Jarreau Copy Share Image
I think being a little older and a little more determined and being a little more evolved in my case and maturity in the… — Al Jarreau Copy Share Image
When you do a lyric for 'April in Paris,' those who have heard it before can hear it in a different way now. It… — Al Jarreau Copy Share Image
I was age six or seven, and singing, "Jesus wants me for her son, beep, to shine for him," and people smiled and pinched… — Al Jarreau Copy Share Image
I have this image in my head of me in the house I grew up in, and hearing this incredible music on the television… — Al Jarreau Copy Share Image
I sat on the piano bench next to my mother in church. Something happened before I set foot on this planet. I was crawling… — Al Jarreau Copy Share Image
